As Ayodhya is all set to cherish the fervour of Lord Ram, a multi-layer security cover has been put in place for the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, with 10,000 CCTVs keeping an eye on the movement of people and police personnel in plain clothes deployed at the venue. As per news agency PTI, from Dharampath and Rampath, which are witnessing a huge influx of devotees, to bylanes of the Hanumangarhi area and Asharfi Bhavan road, policemen were seen patrolling the streets.
Notably, cops of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) had also conducted patrolling in Ayodhya on Saturday. Movable barriers with barbed wires attached to them can be spotted virtually at every prominent crossing in the city, as policemen use them to regulate traffic, especially during VVIP movements, PTI reported.
The grand 'pran pratishtha' ceremony, which will be held on January 22, is going to be a historic event.
The Uttar Pradesh Police has made elaborate security arrangements and along with it, security has been ensured for every road along the entire red zone, yellow zone, and Ayodhya district, PTI quoted the Director General of Law and Order, Prashant Kumar as saying.
To ensure better security arrangements at the programme venue in Ayodhya, technology is being used on a large scale. For this, 10,000 CCTV cameras have been installed in the entire Ayodhya district, DG said.
As per PTI, Ayodhya is now under the watchful eye of drones equipped with artificial intelligence, alongside the utilisation of anti-mine drones, as part of the concerted efforts to enhance security in the temple town. While AI-supported drones are conducting aerial surveillance across Ayodhya, anti-mine drones are simultaneously inspecting the ground for mines or explosives. Operating at a height of one metre above the ground, the anti-mine drones are equipped with advanced technology like spectrometer wavelength detection for detecting underground explosives, DG added.
The senior police official also said that police personnel with multilingual skills will be deployed in plain clothes at the programme venue. The security along the Saryu River has also been increased with the help of NDRF and SDRF teams. "We are coordinating with other agencies," he informed. Checking is going on at the international and interstate border. Police will use drones for crowd control and for diversion of excess crowd.